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The Nutters Club is a world first, online and offline media phenomenon that has changed and saved lives. It has spawned a very large, strong and supportive Facebook community and morphed into a popular television series on Maori Television. Over 500,000 people view the Nutters Club Facebook page every week.
It’s stated mission is "to forever change the way people, feel, think, talk and behave in relation to their mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural and sexual well being; and in doing so encourage us all to take ownership of our own health and well being.” In plain English it’s a show about “Nutters helping other Nutters live at peace with themselves and others, so that we can all lead meaningful lives.”
The Nutters Club deals with all the tough stuff that many in society would prefer to keep in the closet. Topics like mental health issues, drug/alcohol addictions and the socially taboo. The show is hosted by Hamish Williams and Kyle MacDonald.
Hamish has worked in radio and media since age 12, drawn to it for the power that it had to share stories and help others. Involved with “The Nutters Club” since 2009 he has been a regular fill in for Mike King until becoming the main stay in 2017. Having experienced the impact of suicide personally he understands first hand challenges of mental health.
Our resident psychotherapist with 20 years experience - also writes a weekly mental health column for the New Zealand Herald (see: www.nzherald.co.nz/author/kyle-macdonald).
“Secrets keep you sick” is our motto. There are no secrets at The Nutters Club.
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Helping to help mental health
28 April 2024: Helping hands boost good mental health in society; both helping and being helped make us feel good and connects us to community. Hamish Williams and...
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Neil Harding: Surviving Dilworth School sexual abuse
21 April 2024: Former Dilworth School student Neil Harding was one of 233 known victims of sexual abuse and grooming at the school in cases which span a period of...
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Matt Doocey: New Zealand's first Minister of Mental Health
14 April 2024: The first ever Minister of Mental Health in New Zealand, Matt Doocey, joins Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald to talk about improving...
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Living with health diagnoses and their ripple effects
07 April 2024: Living with a serious health diagnosis can make a significant impact on our lives, and take a toll on friends and family. Hamish Williams and psychotherapist...
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Cam Calkoen: Determining our reality in the face of great challenge
24 March 2024: Inspirational speaker Cam Calkoen, born with cerebral palsy was told his biggest challenges in life would be both the way he walks and the way he...
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Julia Grace: How to be kind to your mind
24 March 2024: Speaker and author Julia Grace didn't know how to express her feelings. Through the breakdown of her marriage she realised how not being able to articulate...
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Tami Harris: Navigating neurodiversity and education
17 March 2024: Tami Harris, the CEO of Acorn Neurodiversity joins psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald and child psychologist Dr Emma Woodward to talk about neurodiversity,...
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Finding acceptance in dealing with the unpredictable
10 March 2024: In light of the uncertainty of our times, with mass redundancies in the news media industry in New Zealand and for civil servants in Wellington, Hamish...
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Danielle Adams: Rebuilding life after sexual abuse and domestic violence
04 March 2024: Danielle Adams is proof positive that "It's not what happens to you that matters; it's what you do about it that counts." Danielle was sexually abused...
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Dr. Alexander Stevens II: Supporting our Māori and Pacific communities in sexual violence recovery
18 February 2024: Dr. Alexander Stevens II is the foremost expert on sexual violence recovery for Māori/Pacific men affected by childhood trauma. He talks to Hamish...
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The power of animals for our mental wellbeing
18 February 2024: Animals can have a huge impact on our mental well-being, from lowering stress and anxiety to reducing symptoms of depression and PTSD. Hamish Williams...
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Maree Macelean's No Bulls**t Guide to Getting Sober
11 February 2024: The No Bulls**t Guide to Getting Sober is the book Maree Macelean wishes she had when she was trying to get sober. She tells Hamish Williams and...
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Courtney Ryan: Recovery from decade-long meth addiction
04 February 2024: At age 18 Courtney Ryan became the sole care-giver for her father who was dying from renal failure. After he passed away, she tried Methamphetamine...
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Jamie Wise & Charlie Scott: Mad like Me
28 January 2024: Friends, Jamie and Charlie are the creators of Mad like Me, a podcast platforming the stories and lived experiences of everyday humans through...
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How to give yourself the best start for a positive 2024
20 January 2024: The Nutters Club returns for it's 15th year on air. For the first show of 2024, Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald talk about the...
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Craig Hoyle: Escaping church and condemnation
17 December 2023: Born into the Exclusive Brethren, author and journalist Craig Hoyle came out as gay as a teenager to the church. Convinced his sexuality was wrong,...
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Bex Phillipson: Building a future beyond Meth Addiction
10 December 2023: Methamphetamine was something Bex Phillipson always told herself she would never touch. It took just one occasion with a dose of peer pressure,...
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Lloyd Matiu Whiri: Breaking the intergenerational Black Power handcuffs
03 December 2023: Rising artist and father to five children Lloyd Matiu Whiri, shares how he has broken a multi-generational cycle of gang affiliation. He tells...
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Rob Edwards: Living a full life alongside Tourettes
26 November 2023: Rob Edwards realised he had Tourettes Syndrome at a young age, experiencing involuntary physical tics. At a time when there was not much knowledge...
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Garry Turner: A parent's grief of losing children to suicide
19 November 2023: Losing a child is a parent's worst nightmare, losing two is an unimaginable tragedy. Gary Turner lost his 20 year old daughter to suicide, five...
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Dr Louise Cowpertwait: Confessions of a clinical psychologist
12 November 2023: Dr Louise Cowpertwait studied psychology with the intention to help people, quickly becoming disillusioned to find herself working in a system...
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Nathan Wallis: Understanding neuroscience for better parenting
05 November 2023: Neuroscience educator Nathan Wallis talks about how early life disruptions due to his mother's drinking inspired him on a path of teaching parents...
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Zak Olsen: Supporting mental wellbeing in the fishing industry
29 October 2023: FirstMate NZ is an organisation supporting people in the seafood industry with their mental and emotional wellbeing. Zak Olsen shares his own mental...
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Falling through the cracks of care
22 October 2023: What happens when people with mental health needs aren't able to access the services and the help they require? Hamish Williams and Are You Mental?...
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Daniel Harrison: A psychotherapist's story and perspective on gaming addiction
15 October 2023: Psychotherapist Daniel Harrison offers his experience with gaming addiction which became very problematic in his own life. He talks with Hamish...
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Dr Murray Heasley and Darryl Smith: facing sexual abuse within the church
08 October 2023: Dr Murray Heasley and Darryl Smith discuss sexual abuse within the church and the lifelong impact of this kind of trauma. Daryl was abused by a...
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Senior Constable Bryan Ward: Police and mental health
01 October 2023: Senior Constable Bryan Ward talks to Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald about the NZ Police's strategy to internal mental health...
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The power of perspective
24 September 2023: Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald discuss how we can create perspective shifts in our lives to positively impact our mental health. With...
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Jono Snell: Finding meaning again through men's groups
17 September 2023: Jono Snell had a great upbringing, and life generally went well for him, but when he hit his 40's, he couldn't avoid the nagging feeling that...
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Mike Puru: Coming out was one of the best days of my life
10 September 2023: Broadcaster Mike Puru rose to national prominence while keeping his sexuality a secret. He talks with Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald...
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Politicians answer your mental health questions in Election 2023 lead up
03 September 2023: Last week Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald asked listeners what they wanted to know from politicians about their parties' mental...
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The 2023 Election promises for mental health
27 August 2023: With the New Zealand General Elections coming up in October, Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald discuss with callers what they'd...
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Everard Whangapirita: Beating workplace bullying
20 August 2023: Everard Whangapirita suffered work place bullying and character assassination so severe, that he began to question the point of continuing to live....
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Chris Collins: Saving our men and women in uniform
13 August 2023: As a soldier in the British army Chris Collins was deployed to Bosnia where he was exposed first-hand to the shocking and traumatic circumstances...
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Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald: SH*T Happens: Lessons for dealing with life's ups and downs
05 August 2023: Our resident psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald tells us all about his own life and about his new book SH*T Happens: Lessons for dealing with life's...
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When our mental health comes into the public eye
30 July 2023: With the news of Justice Minister Kiri Allan resigning from her cabinet role, after being charged with careless driving and resisting arrest sighting...
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Aaron Hendry: How we can meet the needs of our youth
23 July 2023: Youth worker Aaron Hendry talks with Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald about the foundations of growing young people into healthy...
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Have prisons become default holding pens for unaddressed mental health issues?
16 July 2023: More than 80% of NZ prisoners have suffered mental health or substance use issues. Are prisons just a place we put our most mentally unwell citizens...
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Davin Tan: A psychiatrist's look at parenting
09 July 2023: Davin Tan is a father, part-time psychiatrist and part-time parenting content creator. Malaysian-born, he talks to Hamish Williams and psychotherapist...
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Sophie Brown: Mama Hooch sexual assault survivor speaks out
02 July 2023: In April this year two brothers were convicted of the sexual assaults of more than 20 women at Christchurch bar Mama Hooch. Sophie Brown was the first...
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Ryan Howes: A US psychologist's perspective on mental health
25 June 2023: After losing his mother suddenly at just ten years old, Ryan Howes saw a therapist to help to process the grief. Inspired by the transformative work,...
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Hamish Williams and Kyle MacDonald: The state of men's mental, physical and emotional health
For this Men’s Health Awareness week, Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald talked men’s mental, physical and emotional health with guest Matthew Tukaki,...
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Survival Strategies: The psychological pathways to getting through trauma
11 June 2023: What are the psychological pathways behind how we respond to major stress? Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald discuss fight, flight,...
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Mick Andrews: The purpose of finding our purpose
04 June 2023: Host and producer of podcast Are You Mental? Mick Andrews shares on his search for his own purpose in life, which led him to training and working as...
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Brenda Barry: A community weight loss journey
28 May 2023: Brenda Barry struggled with feeling “big” from childhood. She was never able to find effective diets or weight loss strategies until she came across...
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The science and art of hope and why it's important
21 May 2023: Living in a world with a growing complexity of challenges can wear us down. Feeling hopeless, helpless and overwhelmed are perfectly normal responses...
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Scotty Harvey: The painful road to becoming a social worker
14 May 2023: Scotty Harvey became crippled by rheumatoid arthritis aged only 30. The medication to manage the pain induced a deep and frightening psychosis which...
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The misappropriation of Resilience
07 May 2023: Resilience has become somewhat of a buzz word in mental health world in recent years. It’s a concept which encourages people to build capacity to deal...
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Humans are herd animals: The importance of community
30 April 2023: As herd animals, humans are hard-wired to feel good in face to face interactions and social connection. A sense of belonging, helps to put us into...
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Friendship essential for good mental health
23 April 2023: Humans are wired for social connection and on the flipside, the effect of social isolation and loneliness on mortality is comparable to that of other...
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Harry Averill: Hungry to be happy: A light on male anorexia
16 April 2023: As Harry Averill entered high school he began pushing himself to excel as an athlete. He began training harder, losing weight and getting faster;...
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The anxiety of change
09 April 2023: The unpredictable nature of change in life is inextricably linked to the experience of anxiety. The more changes we’re asked to make or are forced...
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Craig ‘Wiggy’ Wiggins: Championing rural mental health
02 April 2023: Craig ‘Wiggy’ Wiggins talks about mental health in shifting New Zealand rural community landscapes. Farmers are facing huge pressure with escalating...
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King Kapisi: Managing mental health red flags
26 March 2023: New Zealand-Samoan hip-hop artist Bill Urali, aka King Kapisi talks about managing a successful music career in the public eye, high stress-levels,...
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How does a change of perspective change your life?
12 March 2023: Perspective is everything, the way we see life will shape the experiences we have. Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald how perspective...
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Blain Collinge: Learning to ask for help as key to recovery from drug addiction
12 March 2023: As a self-conscious teenager, Blain Collinge began smoking and selling cannabis at the tender age of 13 in an attempt to fit in with his peers. From...
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The problem with gambling
05 March 2023: With the decision to use a special Lotto draw as a fundraiser for Cyclone Gabrielle relief sparking criticism from an anti-gambling advocates, Hamish...
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Sandra Russell: The feeling of cancer
26 February 2023: Psychotherapist Sandra Russell tells her story of being diagnosed with cancer and undergoing the subsequent physical and emotional journey with...
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Alicia Mckay on being catastrophic: how to stop fearing the worst
19 February 2023: Accelerated career and business development consultant Alicia Mckay, grew up in an unstable family environment, eventually leaving home at 13 and...
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Managing the fear of looming threats
12 February 2023: With plenty of understandable fear wrapped around the onslaught of Cyclone Gabrielle, Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald talk about...
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Brendan Reid: The Fat Ginger Nerd on weight loss
Brendan Reid, author of The Fat Ginger Nerd - A Weight Loss Story shares on his experience of being overweight from childhood and with lots of attempts at losing...
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On the heroes in our lives and how they’ve saved us
29 January 2023: In facing the aftermath of the Auckland floods where emergency services and heroic individuals risked their own safety to rescue others; Hamish Williams...
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Seeding ambitions for 2023
22 January 2023: The Nutters Club returns in our 14th year on air for the first show of 2023! Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald talk not about new...
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Seeing 2022 through the lens of gratitude
18 December 2022: Why is gratitude good for our mental health? Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald talk about how reframing our perspectives can...
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Dr Emma Woodward: Childhood adversity to child psychologist
11 December 2022: Child psychologist Dr Emma Woodward shares about early life trauma that resulted in her becoming homeless at 16 and ultimately inspired her to...
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Professor Grant Schofield: Transforming our mental health system
04 December 2022: Professor of Public Health at AUT, Grant Schofield talks to Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald about an overwhelmed mental health...
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Riding the waves of female hormones
27 November 2022: Mental health therapist Anna Elders intimately knows the journey of extremes of the female menstrual cycle. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder or...
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Julia Vahry: A police officer’s story of PTSD
20 November 2022: Julia Vahry served in the New Zealand police force for almost a decade. The job normalised dealing with sudden death, corpses and gruesome situation,...
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The rise of burnout
13 November 2022: Burnout and other stress-related issues are becoming a rising phenomena worldwide. With cascading global crises including the escalating cost of...
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Sue Marsden: How to best care for those at end of life
06 November 2022: Palliative care specialist Sue Marsden talks about how meeting Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross who coined the five stages of grief, shifted her perspective...
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Richie Barnett: On crippling mystery illness that ended league career
30 October 2022: Former rugby league star and I AM HOPE ambassador Richie Barnett talks about the impact of a horrific on-field head injury and the onset of chronic...
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On the root causes of mental illness
23 October 2022: Hamish Williams and clinical psychologist Aaron O'Connell discuss the reasons for mental illness, mental distress and trauma and how we all can...
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Willy De Wit: Meth addiction, a stroke and rock bottom
16 October 2022: New Zealand entertainer and comedian Willy De Wit shares on coming through alcohol, drug and methamphetamine addiction after a stroke gave him the...
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Frank Hicks: Navigating the family courts
09 October 2022: Devastated by being served with a protection order meaning he couldn’t have any contact with his children, Frank Hicks began to educate himself...
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Tony Laulu: Understanding digital addiction
02 October 2022: With a growing awareness for digital addiction and its impact on our relationships and mental health, Digital Discipline works with schools and...
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The chronic pain connection with mental health
25 September 2022: Pain and mental health is an interwoven phenomena; chronic pain can have severe emotional implications and mental distress can cause physical...
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Brenda Cheyne: Finding my voice after rape
18 September 2022: At 33, with her five-year-old son at home, Brenda Cheyne was pack raped during a home invasion. Brenda shares how the rage, anger, grief and sadness...
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Tricia Walsh: Surviving a Once Were Warriors childhood
11 September 2022: Tricia Walsh describes Once were Warriors as a nicer version of her childhood. She grew up in an environment where violence was normalised and...
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Shaneel Lal: From undergoing childhood conversion therapy to LGBT rights activist
04 September 2022: Shaneel Lal knew they were different from their peers from a young age. Born during the third fijian coup, they began to realise they were queer...
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Your experiences with anxiety and depression
28 August 2022: Hamish Williams and clinical psychologist Aaron MacDonald talk about anxiety and depression and take calls on how people manage or cope with either...
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Brain food: Diet, eating habits and mental health
21 August 2022: Food is an essential element of our survival. Diet affects both our physical and mental health, and unhealthy eating patterns can have detrimental...
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All about bullying
14 August 2022: With the NZ Labour Party rocked by allegations of bullying this week, Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald talk about why bullying...
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How fear holds us back and how to overcome it
07 August 2022: What are you afraid of in life, and what does it stop you from doing? Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald talk about the mechanics...
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The relationship between money and mental health
31 July 2022: Money and our relationship with it, looks different for everyone; how we earn it, how we spend it, how we share and how we feel about it is fundamental...
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Lena Watt and Tamsin Wilson: Walking Aotearoa for happiness
24 July 2022: Teenager Lena Watt couldn’t understand why she felt so sad, tired and unmotivated all the time. Finally after four years of feeling “off” she was diagnosed...
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Matt Chisholm: From mental health in the spotlight to a rural view
17 July 2022: Journalist, television host, author and sometimes farmer Matt Chisholm discusses what led him to seek help for his mental health in the height of his...
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Catherine Daniels: Moving trauma through creativity
10 July 2022: The story of Catherine Daniels’ childhood trauma and sexual abuse was kept secret for years. It wasn’t until she was nearly 50 that she realised her...
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Imposter Syndrome: Moving beyond our self-doubt
03 July 2022: It's a common human habit to undervalue ourselves and believe we’re not good enough for our environments, jobs and relationships. Hamish Williams and...
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Dr Murray Heasley: Supporting survivors to speak out
26 June 2022: The Network of Survivors of Abuse in Faith-based Institutions and Their Supporters is an organisation which gives support and helps to facilitate victims...
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Nicola Hoogenboom: Living with epilepsy
19 June 2022: Nicola Hoogenboom was diagnosed with epilepsy after having a seizure at home and being rushed to hospital. She speaks openly and honestly about her...
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Shalsee Vigeant: The veterinary profession and suicide
13 June 2022: Why do vets have one of the highest rate of suicide of any professional industry in the world? Veterinary doctor Shalsee Vigeant with Hamish Williams...
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Talking about mental health in the workplace
05 June 2022: Our relationship with our jobs can impact all areas of our lives and extend far beyond work hours. Hamish Williams and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald...
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Meg Marshall: Choosing self-worth after childhood trauma
29 May 2022: Meg Marshall grew up in a challenging childhood environment with a mother with mental health issues. Subsequently she was sent to a behavioural school...
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Hunter Wilson aka King Cass: Problem child and meth addict to promoting suicide awareness through hiphop
22 May 2022: Diagnosed with ADHD at age six and medicated until fifteen, Hunter Wilson aka King Cass became familiar with being labelled as a problem child and treated...
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Healing with horses: the mental health benefits of Equine Therapy
15 May 2022: Melissa Malcolm experienced bouts of depression and anxiety over the years which led to treatment, counselling and medication. Through experimentation...
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Walking through the haze of alcoholism to inspiring over $1M of donations to charity
08 May 2022: After turning to alcohol in his mid-thirties, Bryne Gregory lost everything, including his family and home. He came to the Auckland City Mission, which...
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Regret, resentment, forgiveness and mental health
01 May 2022: What happens to us when we hold onto resentments and we’re not able to forgive ourselves or others, or when we haven’t been forgiven? Hamish Williams...
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Psychedelics: The latest revolution in mental health treatment
24 April 2022: With a surge of recent trials and research around psychedelic-assisted therapy for helping long-term psychological conditions like PTSD and depression, psychotherapist...
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Boris Sokratov: The Nutters Club - How it all began
17 April 2022: Usually on the other side of the studio window, the producer and cofounder of The Nutters Club, Boris Sokratov talks with psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald...
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Mental Health 101 - Laying positive foundations
10 April 2022: Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald discuss the cornerstones of good mental health - sleep, food, exercise. With thanks to NZ...
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Bullying: the multilayered causes and effects
03 April 2022: Whether occurring in childhood or through our adult lives and relationships, bullying can have a severe, ongoing effect on our mental health and sense...
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A pandemic of loneliness
27 March 2022: Human connection is an incredibly significant contributor to our physical and mental health, yet we live in an age where digital connection often...
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All about gambling addiction
20 March 2022: What triggers gambling addiction, what are the neurological processes that get you hooked, and what are ways to recover? Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist...
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Mental illness diagnosis: Do they help or hurt?
13 March 2022: How do diagnoses of mental illness affect people? How are they helpful, and how can they become a limitation? How do the diagnoses influence the perspective...
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Looking at mental health in our rural and wider communities
06 March 2022: Where is the existing support for mental health and what are the needs in our communities? Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald...
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Dealing with opposing beliefs in the age of polarisation
27 February 2022: With the anti-mandate protest on the lawns of Parliament entering its third week, Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald talk about...
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Covid-19's youth mental health impact
20 February 2022: The pandemic has had signifiant mental health effects on the general population’s mental health, but what about our young people? Hamish Coleman-Ross...
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The function and dysfunction of anxiety
13 February 2022: Anxiety is our brain and body’s way of managing threats to our safety and wellbeing. The way we react to and learn to manage this natural human...
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Does the Mental Health Act deliver on its promises?
06 February 2022: Is the Mental Health Act working? Does it deliver on its promise? Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald talk to listeners about...
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Transforming destructive habits and enacting positive change
30 January 2022: With the sad news of the death of past guest, Once Were Warriors actor, Pete Smith The Nutters Club looks back and reflects on Smith’s journey....
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Living with change through 2022
23 January 2022: When life bring inevitable moments of change, how can we cope with the flux these times bring? Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald...
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Discovering gratitude through the rollercoaster of 2021
20 December 2021: Even in our darkest days, although it may seem counterintuitive, finding gratitude is a significant tool that can help us move through our hardships...
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Doing Christmas with Covid for 2021
12 December 2021: Christmas can be stressful any year with family tensions, financial strains, alcohol, food and addiction issues heightened. With an added dose...
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Finding mental fortitude through our failures
05 December 2021: Failure happens to all of us in different ways and can cause a great amount of mental and emotional suffering and impact our self-worth negatively. Hamish...
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Growing resilience to face change and crises
28 November 2021: Resilience is the ability to mentally or emotionally cope with a crisis, or return to pre-crisis status quickly. It’s a set of mental processes,...
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Navigating communication with our kids
21 November 2021: Parents are the very first relationships in our lives and profoundly significant attachments in our developmental years. Learning to be parents...
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An epidemic of loneliness amongst a world of digital hyper-connectivity
14 November 2021: Chronic loneliness has the same physical health effects as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald...
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Therapy hesitancy: how to find help that's right for you
07 November 2021: Therapy has the potential to help people make major break-throughs with their mental health, though understandably, some may feel anxious or uncertain...
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Helping ourselves and helping others through challenging times
31 October 2021: Acts of kindness and positive attention of our energies can help us to navigate ongoing challenges we face through pandemic unknowns. Hamish Coleman-Ross...
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The lingering effects of trauma and how we can deal with them
24 October 2021: Past traumatic experiences can inform so much of our mental health, in fact it’s a common reason people end up in therapy. Traumatic childhood...
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Lies, lies, more lies and mental health
17 October 2021: What are the psychological motivation and implications of lies and lying? Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald discuss, not just...
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Lockdown habits: What's healthy and what’s not?
10 October 2021: Life routines have been turned upside down during the pandemic as populations go in and out of lockdown. New habits are formed to adjust to new...
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Grief over pandemic losses
03 October 2021: There have been many losses associated with the pandemic; from lives, jobs and relationships to losing the ability to plan and in many cases the...
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The effect of anxiety of the unknowns
26 September 2021: As uncertainty over Aotearoa’s pandemic response continues, Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald talk about how the anxiety...
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Navigating the liminal space of the pandemic
19 September 2021: The pandemic continues to have many of us live in an daily reality of uncertainty, where the future is unknown. Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist...
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Mental health diagnoses: Help or hinderance?
12 September 2021: For some, a mental health diagnosis can be liberating, relieving and provide a supportive pathway to wellness. For others it can feel more like...
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Lockdown meanderings: Isolation, loneliness and resilience
05 September 2021: As New Zealanders make their way through the third week of the most recent pandemic lockdown, Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald...
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Celebrating our lockdown wins
29 August 2021: Focusing on positives especially through challenging times, supports better mental health and helps to keep anxiety and depression at bay. Hamish...
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Lockdown Mental Health Survival Guide 101
22 August 2021: Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald check in on people’s experience of the first nationwide full Covid lockdown in over a year. They speak...
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Dale Owens: Recovering from high pressure career burnout
15 August 2021: As a journalist for six major international TV and media networks over the years, Dale Owens came to know high-pressured work environments and relentless...
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Dion Jensen: From military incited PTSD to empowerment
08 August 2021: Founder of the Lion Academy, Dion Jensen began his professional life in the military which included doing service in Iraq. After a chance to begin...
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Jacob Leo Skilling: The power of forgiveness to heal past trauma
01 August 2021: Chairman of Broken Movement Trust, Jacob Leo Skilling grew up in a chaotic family environment laced with domestic violence and surrounded by gang...
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How can we best support our young people?
25 July 2021: How do we support our young people and how do we talk to to them in the most effective and helpful ways? What works and what doesn’t? Hamish Coleman-Ross...
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Matt Doocey: Prioritising mental health in NZ
18 July 2021: MP for Waimakariri and National Party Spokesperson for mental health Matt Doocey talks about creating positive policy for mental health in New Zealand...
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Mark Belchamber: Paramedics and PTSD
11 July 2021: Mark Belchamber talks about the effects of work as a paramedic on his mental health after experiencing PTSD through repeatedly attending traumatic...
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People and places doing good things for mental health in NZ
04 July 2021: With so much public discussion about New Zealand’s broken mental health system, Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald decide to talk...
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Robbie 'Gooserooter’ Shefford: Rural mental health
27 June 2021: Born and breed in Geraldine, self-described jack of all trades and master of none, Robbie 'Gooserooter’ Shefford has spent his life working as a farmer,...
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Brendan Smith: Why kids need Dads
20 June 2021: CEO of Kidz Need Dadz, Brendan Smith became a stay at home dad of two young children when his wife wanted to return to work. He talks about how he...
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Facing the fear of death and dying
06 June 2021: How can we accept the inevitability of death while living? Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald discuss terminal diagnoses, and how...
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Georgia James: Resilience and survival through childhood neglect
30 May 2021: Georgia James was one of the first babies in NZ to be born with Ventricular Septal Defect, a hole in the heart, and have it repaired by Sir Brian Barret...
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Mike King: Gumboot Friday 2021: Raising $5 million for kids' counselling
23 May 2021: The original founder and host of The Nutters Club, Mike King joins Hamish Coleman-Ross and psychologist Ingo Lambrecht to talk about this year’s Gumboot...
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Verna McFelin: Family life with a husband behind bars
17 May 2021: Verna McFelin's husband was charged and convicted of crime and sent to prison unexpectedly. While Verna was moving through the passage of holding her...
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Mothers Day: Understanding the mother relationship: Part 1
09 May 2021: The mother relationship is often seen developmentally as our most significant in terms of our emotional development through childhood. Mothers' Day...
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Mothers Day: Understanding the mother relationship: Part 2
09 May 2021: The mother relationship is often seen developmentally as our most significant in terms of our emotional development through childhood. Mothers' Day...
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Dean Kini: 26 years clean and sober: Part 1
03 May 2021: Long-time friend and supporter of The Nutters Club, Dean Kini, returns for his third time on the show. The former drug addict shares his story of long-term...
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Dean Kini: 26 years clean and sober: Part 2
03 May 2021: Long-time friend and supporter of The Nutters Club, Dean Kini, returns for his third time on the show. The former drug addict shares his story of long-term...
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Chloe Swarbrick: Changing the way Aotearoa thinks about mental health: Part 1
25 April 2021: MP for Central Auckland Chloe Swarbrick talks about her personal journey with depression and how she’s now come to understand it. She discusses with...